Henry Naunton Davies Explained

Henry Naunton Davies
Birth Date:	1827
Death Date:	1899

Henry Naunton Davies (1827-1899), was a Welsh physician, best known for his rescue efforts during the 1877 Tynewydd Colliery disaster.^{[1] [2]} He was the first to receive the BMA Gold Medal.^[3]

Davies had sixteen years experience as a miner and strove tirelessly throughout his life to improve the health of the mining community. He was also a highly respected Justice of the Peace, a Liberal and a devout Christian. ^[4]

Notes and References

1. Roberts . Shirley . Henry Naunton Davies (1827–1899): A Devoted Family Doctor and a Brave Rescuer . Journal of Medical Biography . August 2003 . 11 . 3 . 163–166 . 10.1177/096777200301100311 . 12870041 . 41637382 . en . 0967-7720. subscription.
2. Book: Griffiths . Richard . The Entrepreneurial Society of the Rhondda Valleys, 1840-1920: Power and Influence in the Porth-Pontypridd Region . 2010 . University of Wales Press. Cardiff . 978-0-7083-2290-1 . 81 . en.
3. Jones . PA . The first BMA Gold Medal. . British Medical Journal . 24 December 1977 . 2 . 6103 . 1658–60 . 10.1136/bmj.2.6103.1658 . 338122 . 1633320 .
4. http://www.risw.org/events-and-activities.htm?id=77